A major change in the UK's weather pattern is heading our way. The brief spell of cold weather with frost, ice and hill snow is ending, with temperatures set to jump by up to 10C from Friday onwards. The blocked weather pattern which has been maintaining the recent wintry spell …

The first detailed genetic map of cancer in pet cats reveals striking similarities with human versions of the disease, possibly helping find new ways to treat cancers in both. Cancer is one of the main causes of illness and death in cats, however, very little is known about how it …

5 hours ago Ben KingBusiness reporter Warning: this article contains offensive and derogatory language Jeffrey Epstein considered investing in music company EMI after his associate David Stern appeared to suggest it potentially offered access to women, recently released emails suggest. Stern told the convicted sex offender that the music industry …

He told police his XL bullies were friendly – days later his mother-in-law was mauled to death 10 hours ago Lewis AdamsEssex When the police visited Ashley Warren's home in Jaywick, Essex, he told them his XL bully dogs were misunderstood, even suggesting they were less vicious than a poodle. …

An Austrian climber has been found guilty of gross negligent manslaughter after his girlfriend froze to death on Austria's highest mountain last year. The man, named only as Thomas P in line with Austrian privacy laws, has been given a five-month suspended sentence and fined €9,600 (£8,400). His girlfriend, Kerstin …

Culling deer in England will be made easier under a long-awaited government 10-year plan to deal with a population explosion that threatens woodlands, newly planted trees and farmland. There are thought to be more than two million deer in Britain, which have damaged one third of English woodlands and left …

Eric Dane, the actor best known for his roles on Grey's Anatomy and Euphoria, has died less than a year after revealing he had amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Dane starred as family patriarch Cal Jacobs on hit HBO teen drama show Euphoria. Before that, he was perhaps best known as …

A single nasal spray vaccine could protect against all coughs, colds and flus, as well as bacterial lung infections, and may even ease allergies, say US researchers. The team at Stanford University have tested their "universal vaccine" in animals and still need to do human clinical trials. Their approach marks …

3 hours ago Jonny DymondRoyal correspondent How does this work out any way other than badly for the Palace, the Royal Family, and the monarchy? The King's brother has been arrested, taken from his home on the King's estate at Sandringham, photographed and fingerprinted. Just days ago, this was the …

When Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor was arrested at about 08:00 on Thursday, it had nothing to do with Virginia Giuffre, the woman who accused him of sexual abuse. What led to him being arrested started with information that came out in the massive Epstein file release in January, around activities while he …